in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
share (in a company); stock
under control (e.g. of territory)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
Gulliver; preeminent example of its kind
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
Don Quixote (book, titular character); Don Quijote (discount chain store)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
economic world; financial circles; business community
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to begin; to set about; to start
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
price decline; fall in price
sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
at the meeting; on the occasion
all companies; each company
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
departure; leaving; going away; recession
buying; purchasing; procurement
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing